Upbeat for Wednesday 27 April 2016
1.00 Eddie Rayner
It's 20 years since some of the members of Split Enz and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra got together to record ENZSO. The album, which featured classic Split Enz songs arranged by the band's former keyboardist and sound engineer Eddie Rayner, is being re-released.
1.30 How to be a stand up comedian
The New Zealand International Comedy Festival is underway this week bringing well known international and local comics to Wellington and Auckland. But they all had to start somewhere. Zoë George explores the Raw Comedy Quest in Wellington to discover new talent and what it takes to be a stand up comedian.
1.45 Victoria Columbus and Tristan Carter
Victoria Columbus leads the Contemporary Dance programme at the New Zealand School of Dance. Third year student Tristan Carter is working with her on the students' choreographic season, where the students create their own works for a showcase next month.